Abstract
Historically, plumbing sound was only of concern in luxury buildings and plumbing noise was rarely addressed explicitly in building codes or design guidelines. The last couple of decades have seen marked increases in population density, occupant expectations and sensitivity to noise, and the number of noise‐related lawsuits. These demographic factors have considerably increased the importance of adequately addressing plumbing noise in multifamily projects, as shown by the increasing number of published guidelines (such as in the latest ASHRAE Handbook). Over the course of our firm’s history, we have attempted to determine the relationship between the sound level from plumbing systems and the acceptability to the occupants. Our current criteria for plumbing noise and the reasoning behind them is discussed, including test cases and lawsuits, as well as the materials and methods available to meet those criteria, and their impact on the design of multifamily projects.
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